The History Plays are a series of direct responses to works in the permanent collection of Whitney Museum. They will be posted here as they are completed.

In Transit

(Special thanks to the Brooklyn Historical Society and Sady Sullivan)

In Transit responds to Barry Le Va’s, Continuous and Related Activities; Discontinued by the Act of Dropping. An installation view of this piece can be seen here on the Whitney site.

Barry Le Va, Continuous and Related Activities; Discontinued by the Act of Dropping, 1967(installation view, Full House: Views of the Whitney’s Collection at 75, Whitney Museum of American Art, 2006). Felt and glass, dimensions variable. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 90.8a-c

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What

(Special thanks to the Brooklyn Historical Society and Sady Sullivan)

What, responds to Bruce Nauman’s, No. This piece can be seen here on the Whitney site.